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"Strength Through Unity" Celebration Held In Queens
Health Plus And Department of Probation Sponsor Event To Strengthen Bond Between Community And Law Enforcement

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Queens, NY - September 10, 2003 — The City of New York's Department of Probation held its Community Day Celebration, "Strength Through Unity", at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens this last weekend. Health Plus was one of the many sponsors of this event, which focused on strengthening the bond between community and law enforcement.
 
Additionally, information and services on health and living were available during the event. These included child safety, HIV/Aids, healthcare, gang prevention, financial services, family counseling and many other topics.


Councilman Leroy Comrie, Council Speaker Gifford Miller, and Health Plus's Manager of Marketing for Queens, Joseph Bouquet, show support at the "Strength through Unity" celebration

Health Plus's Special Events Coordinator, David Bauduy, and Executive Director, Tom Early, flank Daphne Robinson, Director of Correction Explorers, a New York City Department of Correction program for teenagers that develops skills and performs community

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.